term for appeal
1Appeal — For other uses, see Appeal (disambiguation). An appeal is a petition for review of a case that has been decided by a court of law. The petition is made to a higher court for the purpose of overturning the lower court s decision. The District of… …
2Appeal to Reason — For the newspaper, see Appeal to Reason (newspaper). Appeal to Reason …
3Term of office — or term in office refers to the length of time a person (usually a politician) serves in a particular office. Contents 1 United Kingdom 1.1 Prime Minister 1.2 Devolved Administrations 2 …
4appeal — {{11}}appeal (n.) c.1300, in the legal sense, from O.Fr. apel (Mod.Fr. appel), back formation from apeler (see APPEAL (Cf. appeal) (v.)). Meaning call to an authority is from 1620s; that of attractive power attested by 1916. {{12}}appeal (v.)… …
5Appeal to nature — is a commonly seen fallacy of relevance consisting of a claim that something is good or right because it is natural, or that something is bad or wrong because it is unnatural. In this type of fallacy nature is often implied as an ideal or desired …
6Appeal as from an abuse — (French appel comme d abus ) is a legal term applied in the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, meaning originally a legal appeal as recourse to the civil forum (court) against the usurpation by the ecclesiastical forum of the rights of civil …
7Appeal to fear — An appeal to fear (also called argumentum ad metum or argumentum in terrorem) is a fallacy in which a person attempts to create support for his or her idea by increasing fear and prejudice toward a competitor. The appeal to fear is extremely… …
8Term of patent — The term of a patent is the maximum period during which it can be maintained into force. It is usually expressed in number of years either starting from the filing date of the patent application or from the date of grant of the patent. In most… …
9Appeal to probability — The appeal to probability is a logical fallacy. It assumes that because something could happen, it is inevitable that it will happen. This is flawed logic, regardless of the likelihood of the event in question. The fallacy is often used to… …
10List of computer term etymologies — This is a list of the origins of computer related terms or terms used in the computing world (i.e., a list of computer term etymologies). It relates to both computer hardware and computer software. Names of many computer terms, especially… …
